A God worth trembling before

We know a glorious God. A God worth trembling before. Look at the opening words of Isaiah 66: Thus says the Lord: ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool…’ A king who uses our planet, all 5.9 sex­tillion tonnes of it, as a footstool. This…

The law of the LORD is perfect

During the lead up to the same-sex mar­riage plebiscite in 2017, I remember being surprised at the number of Christian peo­ple in my own circles who could confidently say ‘I know what the Bible teaches about homosexuality’, whilst at the same…

Journal – Created male and female

It is foundational to what we know of God, as the one who speaks his pow­erful word to bring all things into be­ing, and who then orders, arranges, and blesses. It is foundational also to what we know of ourselves, as uniquely cre­ated in the image…

What I’m Reading Right Now

I came to Christianity late. In real terms, I met Jesus in God’s own time. But in terms of my temporal existence, I was already in my 30s and, as a young Christian, I felt really behind in understanding the church, church history, theology, how we…

What I’m Reading Right Now

I’m in the season of baby-wrangling: my cute little wriggly bundle has me up all hours of the night and wants me or her father physically near all hours of the day. Anything I’m holding she wants to hold (and shove in her mouth) so my beloved physical…